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Afternoon Snack: How About a Super-Snack?

I'm all for super-powered foods, but I tend to be a little suspicious of things labeled with "acai" and "goji" and other wonder berries and "superfoods" with weird-sounding names from the Amazon. I know the health claims may be legitimate, but sometimes they just sound so gimmicky, don't you think? Then, I tried chocolate-covered goji berries...

Yesterday I sampled some tasty prepackaged "super" snacks from Kopali Organics. One pack contained an exotic trail mix of goji berries, cacao nibs, mulberries and pistachios. Told you, not your average pack of gorp. Another package contained dark-chocolate-covered goji berries (the perfect alternative to the stale box of milk-chocolate-covered raisins you typically get at the movie theater!). Both were really unusual, healthy--they're loaded with antioxidants--and tasty! (P.S. You've got to try chocolate-covered edamame beans, too!) You can find these at natural food stores like Whole Foods.